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- 1Heat Selection May Help Species Spread Heat Tolerance Genes▼As # climate warming intensifies, it remains unclear whether introgression can overcome genomic barriers to spread benef
New research published in PLOS Biology examines whether introgression—the movement of genes between species—can spread beneficial alleles as climate warming intensifies. The study finds that strong heat selection promotes introgression and heat tolerance even in the presence of genomic barriers to gene flow, suggesting adaptive genes may cross species boundaries under climate stress.